4 Most Difficult Camera Installs (Statistics)

Published Jul 12, 2018 15:29 PM

Heavy housings, cumbersome brackets, heavy ladders required, and tricky field of view requirements will cause difficulties no matter the camera manufacturer, because of the install location or complexity of the camera technology.

This continues IPVM series including Top Features for Easy Install and Worst Features for Camera Install.

In this note we review the top 4 most difficult type of camera installs from 140 integrator responses:

  • PTZ Cameras
  • High / Exterior Mounted Cameras
  • Multi-Imager Cameras
  • License Plate Recognition Cameras

PTZ *******

*** **** ****** ********* ********* **** PTZ ******* ** *** **** ********* cameras ** *******. **** *********** ***** that *** ******* *** ****** *** heavier (**** * ******* **** ******), while **** ****** *****-**** ****** ** the ******* ****** **** **** **** of *******:

  • "* *** ******. **** *** ******* and ******* ******** ***** ********* ** the ******** *******."
  • "***. *** ** ****** *** ****** of ********** "
  • "**** ***** ** ******* ***** *** cameras"
  • "********* *****, ***** *, ***. * PTZ ******* ******* **** *** ** heavy."
  • "***** **** **** *** ** *** size"
  • "**** ******** **** ********* ***** *** camera"
  • "*** ******** **** *** *** ********* be *** **** ********* ********* ** the *******"
  • "******** ******* ***-****-**** ******* *** ** the ****** *** ****** ** ***** typical ************ ****** *****"
  • "******* ***/**** ******* ** *** ****** - *** **** ******* ** * ladder ********** * *-*-*, **** **** blowing ** ** *******"
  • "**** ******* ***'*. ********* ** *** location * **** *** ** ****** and ****** * ****** **********. **** are *** ******** ** ******* *** are ******* ** **** ** ***** areas."
  • "*** * ***** *****. *******, **** proper ********* *** ******* ****** **** locations ** ****"
  • "***, *****, *****."
  • "*** ** * ***** *********. ******** needs ** ** **** ******, ******** cables ** ********* *** ** * pain, *****,
  • "***** *** *******"
  • "******** ***"
  • "**** *** *** **** ********* ** the ****** ***** ** ** * little ***** *********"
  • "***. ******, ******** ******, ******* *********."
  • "***; ** ******** *** **** ****** to **** "
  • "**** ******* *** *******"

***** ******* ********* ****** ***** *** ******** **** *** years. ** *** ****** ********** ******* fixed **** ******* *** **** ********* to *** *** ******* ** *******. Unless ***** ** * ******** *********** need *** ******* **** ************, *** cameras *** *** ** ***** *** extra **** *** ******.

**** ***/** ******** ******* *******

*** **** ****** ********* **** ************* requiring **** **** ****** (*****, **** ceilings, **** ******) *** **** ******** cameras. *********** ***** ************ ****** ******** which *** ******* ******** ***********, **** ladders ** *****, *** ******** **** hard ********:

  • "**** ******. ********* *** **** *****, weather *******, ******, ***."
  • "******** ***** ** ****. **** ***********."
  • "******** ***/** **********. ********* ******* ** higher **** *******"
  • "******** ******* *** ********* *** **** difficult ** ******* **** *** ********* time ** ********, ********, ******, ******** and ********** *************** *** ******* ** height *********."
  • "********, ***** ******* ***** *****, **** pan ********, ***** ** ******* ****."
  • "******* ******* *******. **** ***** ***** require **** ******* ** ***** ** prevent *********** ** ****** ******** *****. They ******* *** ****, *** ****** and ******* *** ***** *** ***** and ****** ****** ******* ** ***** two *****."
  • "********* *** **** ************, ** ***** pole ******. ***** ******* ******* ******, special ******** ***** ** **** ******. Also ******* ** * *********, ****** high ******* *****."
  • "******** *** ** ** ********* ******, you **** ** **** * ******* amount ** ***** *** ***** *** also ***'* **** ** **** ** drop ******** **** **-** ****."
  • "**** ******* ** ******** ******** *** mounts. ******** ******* ******** ********, ********** through ****, ***."
  • "******* *******, ** *** ********"
  • "*** *******, ****** ******* **** *** usually *******, **** ** ** *** building *** ******* *** *** ** a **** ** *******."
  • "****-***** *******"
  • "***** ******** *****, ** ********* **** sensitive ******* *********."
  • "******* **** **** *** *** ***** etc"
  • "******** ******* ******** ******. **** ** take **** ******* ******** ** *** hours, **** **** *** ****."

Multi-Imagers

************** *****-******* ******* ******** ****** ***** over * ****** ******* **** *** housing (*** ********-****** ********). *******, *********** ***** **** *** large ******* ***** *** ********** ****** increase *** ********** ** **** **** of ****** ************:

  • "************, **** ****** **** *** ***** are ***** ***** * ***** ******* depending ** *** ******** *** *** user **."
  • "*********** ******* ****** ** **** ******* due ** ***** ******, *** *** lack ** **** ********** ******** ***********."
  • "******* *****-****** *******"
  • "******* ****** ********-**: *** *** **** sensor *** ***** ** *** **** base ****** ** ********* ** **** a ******** ******* ****** **** *** base ** ****** ** ** ***** in ******* ************ *********."
  • "**** *****. *** *** ** *****, pain ** *** *** ** ****-**."
  • "*****-****** ******* **** ***. (******'* ****) Great ******, ***** ***, ** ***** at ******** **** ***** ** ********* for ******** ***** ******* *****. **** has ** **** ***, **** *** to **** ***, ****** *** ** go **** **, **** *** ** be ********, *** **** ****** *** check. ****** *** **** **** *** customer ** '*****' "
  • "*** ************ (****** ***) *** ********* cameras *** ** **** *** ****** and *** ** **** ************* ** camera *********"
  • "**** ***** ******* **** *** ********* PanoVu"
  • "*****-****** ******"

**** ********** ******** ********* ***** ** ** opportunity *** ************* ** ************* ***** cameras ** ********** *** ******* *********, weight, *** ********** ** ********* *** imagers.

License ***** *********** *******

*******, *** ******* *** * ***** product, *** **** *********** ***** **** its ******** ************ *** ******** ******** make *** ************ ** ***** *********** cameras *********. **** ***** ** *** area *** ** *** ****** ************ to ************* ***** ******** **** **** with **** ********** ************:

  • "*** ******* *** ** ****** ******** at *** ****** ***** *** ***"
  • "...********* ******* ***** ******"
  • "*** ******* *** ** *** ****** of **** ** *** ******* ** the ****** ******** *** ******* ***** lanes, ******* ****** ** ******** ** parking ***. ******* *********, *******, *********, etc."
  • "***** ****** ************ ********** ***** ********* license ***** ******* ** ****** ****** ID"
  • "*** ** **** *** ****** *** you **** ** ** **** ******** at *****.
  • "***, *** **** ** *** *** right ***** *** ********. "
  • "*********** **** * ***** *** ******* plate *******. *** **** ** **** a ****** **** **** ******* *** viewing ***** (**** ********** *** ********) are ******** ** **** ** *** distance ** *** ********."
Comments (12)
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Kyle Folger
Jul 12, 2018
IPVMU Certified

* ***** *** **** ** **********, the **** ********* **** ** *** camera ******* ** ****** *** ***** mounting ********. *'** *** ** ***** installing *** ** *** *****-****** ******* once *** **** ***** ** ********. The Axis ***** *** ****** **** ** install ** * *** *****. ** told *** *********** ***** ** ***** the ******* ********** *** *** ** was ****** ******** *******. ** *** have **** ******* ******* ** ***** building **** **** ******, **** ***** the ******* **** **** ****** **** a ******* ******.

** *** *** ** ** *** air *** *** ****** ** ******* multi-sensor ******* ** **** **** * ladder, **** **** ***** ** **** planning ** *** ****** ** ** a ****. *'* *** **** ** anyone **** *** ******** ** **** difficult ***** ** ********* ******.

* ***'* ******* ** *** ****** as *** ********** ** ****** ** the ***-******** *** ***** ***********.

******* ***** ****** ** ** ******* about **** ***** *** ******* ** install.

* ******, *** ***** ***** ** much ****** ** ***** *** ********* zoom, *** * ******* ****'* ****** soon.

 

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jul 12, 2018

****** **** ******* **********(****) ******** *******? Think ********* **** *** ********* ***** scuba ******.

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Michael Gonzalez
Jul 12, 2018
Integrated Security Technologies, Inc.

* ****** ** ***** ** ******* underwater ****** ********** *** ******** ***** plants. ***** *** * *** ******* *** there, **** ** **** *** *** filled *****. *** ************ ******** ****** and ****** *********** ***********, *** *********** was ***** ** ** * *********, so ** ***** ******* ******** ******* video ************ ** ******.

*** *****, *** ***** **** **** this ******, ** ** *********** *** own *** ** ***** *** ***** out ** *** ***** *** ***********, it's * ** **.

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jul 12, 2018

****** **** **** *** **** *** some *** ********!. ***'* ****** *** scuba *****!

 

 

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jul 13, 2018

*** ******* ****** ********-** ** * ************* 180 ******, *** **** *** **** would ** * ********* ****** ** mount *** ***** *** ** **** with **. ** *** *** ******* Multi-Sensors (******** ** *** ****** ******), Their ** ******, *** *** **** and ***** **** **** ***** ****** and ******** *** ***** **** *** Conditioned ****** **** ******** ***** ** internet ** ** *** ** ******** set ** **** *** *******.  

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Sean Patton
Jul 13, 2018
IPVM

** ***'** ***** ********* ***, *** I've************* ***** ** ** ****, **'* hard ** ******* *** ****** ** steps *** ****** ** *********** ******** just ** ********** *** ****** **** inside *** ** *** ******.

**** ** *** ************ ****** *** that ******:****** ******* ******

****'** **** ****** *" ** ******** which ** ***** ** **** ** a *** ******, ** *** * little ********* ** ****** **** * single **** ** ***'** ** * ladder.

U
Undisclosed #2
Jul 13, 2018

* ** ********** **** ******. *** this ** ** ******* ******** **** 2018. *** ******* ****** ****# ********-** Camera *** ******** ** **** **** no *** **** *** ******** **** it. **** *** ***** *** ********** 180. **** *** *** ** ***** 5th ********** ** *** **** ***** with **** ****** ***** ********* ******* them ** **** ** *** ****** you ****. *** ******* ** ** coupled **** *****-*******, **** *** *** pre-configured *** ********** *** **** ****-*********** as *** ***** ***** * ********* camera **** *** ****** ******* ****#.  I ********** *** *****-******* ***** **** to **** **** ****** ***** ** difficulty ******** ** * **** **** of *** ****. 

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Jul 13, 2018

*** *** *** ** **** ****** and ******* *** ** *** ******?

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UE
Undisclosed End User #4
Jul 15, 2018

* ***, * **** ** ** phone *** *** *** *** ** the ***** **** ***** **** ** it. **** ** ***** ******* ****!

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Jeffrey Hinckley
Jul 18, 2018

“***** ******* ******** *** *** *** has ********...” ** * ***** *********.  Now **** ** *** **-***, ** more ********* ***** ********.  *** ****** is ******** *** ************* (**** *************) with ***** ****** *** ***** ********* (color ** *****).  ** *** ***** a ****** ****, *** ** *** install *** **** ***** *****, ******** the ********** **** *****, **** ****** the ****** *** ****** *****, ** need ** ******* *** *********.  *** remote ***** ****, ** ** *** only *** ** ** (** ******** with * **** ** ********-********** *** move ** ******).

*** **** ** **** ****+ **** ultra *** *****, * *** **** much **** *** **** * ****** years *** (**** ***** **** **** SD *** **** **** **** *********, requiring ***** ****** ** ** *** for -***).

JH
John Honovich
Jul 18, 2018
IPVM

*******, *** ************ *** ********. **** ** * ******* and ******* ********* ** *** ****** as * *****. 

**'** *** ******** **** ******** **** PTZs ****, **** ********** ** ********* valid *** ** ******* ** *** market ** * *****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Jul 20, 2018

******* ** ******* *** *** *** motorized *** **** ******, ******* ******  75 ***** ****** *** ***.